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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1901.
COLUMBIA
Some .Additional Observations.
PORTLAND, Nov. N 29. (To the Edit
or.) Having: had my say or "day
In court" In The Oregonian of the
30th ulL, perhaps I need not add more.
"The correct Improvement at the mouth
f the Columbia Is. however, of transcen
dent importance, and the principles ap
plicable are simple and of common un
derstanding. But the reasons for the
proposed extenslo'n of jetty seaward two
or three miles, costing; two and a half
million dollars, seem to be so difficult to
comprehend that an eminent engineer,
long connected "with the corps and per
fectly familiar with the Columbia, writes
me as follows: "No adequate reason
occurs to me In favor of this (extension)
proposition." Such, I believe, will be
the Judgment of everyone gH'ing seri
ous thought.
Another engineer of great experience,
a member of the present Isthmian Canal
Commission, writes me: "Now Is the time
to change the plans, for a further exten
sion of the present jetty would, as you
say, mean disaster and waste of funds."
We have made one mistake and if we
make another and greater It will set us
back years before recovery.
The problem is so easy that a layman
can readily see that the remedy lies along
the old Jetty lines proposed years ago
by Gillespie and Mendell and by Eads,
and is in .harmony with nature and true
principles.
The Jetty system used In harbor en
trances fs differently applied according
to the differing conditions. At the South
Pass outlet of the Mississippi the Gads
Jetty system was used to narrow the sides
of one of the weak mouths, by narrowing
the width of its channel, thereby In
creasing Its scour and depth. The South
Pass is so small that one-tenth only of
the water of the Mississippi Is discharged
through it. Were all the water of the
mouths of the Mississippi normally com
bined In one, the channel would be so
strong that It would scour and deepen
Itself for all shipping purposes, without
jetties. Today, between the parallel
Eads jetties. In this small South Pass
outlet, there Is only a 26-foot channel 300
feet wide at the bottom, having a cen
tral depth of SO feet, wHich depth Is as
sisted at times by dredging. Jetties are
also used on this principle In small out
lets In other harbors where depth of
weak channel can be acquired by nar
rowing the sides so that the stream
scours out In depth what It loses In
width encroached with Jetties.
At the Columbia, however, the volume
of the river water is so great that jetties
for such a purpose are not only now
not necessary, but in all human probabil
ity, never will be. The strong Columbia,
if concentrated In one solid stream, has
ample energy to create an Ideal channel-depth
for deeper draft ships than
any now afloat. What Is needed there
is simply by aid of a Jetty bank to turn
into one channel wasting water of an
abnormally open mouth, thus strength
ening the single channel, which, when
enlarged and kept in one place, will be
strong enough to scour its own sufficient
depth to sea.
The jetty as built, or If extended sea
ward as proposed, at no place will leave
less than three miles of water-way open
ing, while the channel now occupies only
a trifle ovor three-quarters of a mile
thereof.
There is yet left unclosed a surplus of
about two miles and a quarter of wast
ing water-way width In which the pres
ent channel can shift and spread and
waste Its force, to say nothing of the ad
ditional wastage over that part of the
present Jetty built up only to low tide.
The object of the Columbia River Im
provement Is simply to turn into a main
channel, as much as possible, this waste.
This could have been done by the pres
ent Jetty had it rem toward the Cape
opposite, as Colonel Gillespie and Colonel
Mendell proposed, and built strong and
gradually raised to high tide. Not hav
ing been done, the jetty should branch
off at some point and be now run toward
the Cape, or even easterly of the Cape
with a turn toward the ocean at the
terminal, conforming to resulting chan
nel currents as progress demonstrates.
Better now than hereafter, for, as sure
as the sun rises, the Columbia problem
will never be solved until something like
this is done.
Even a short jetty from Fort Stevens
along the river side of the spit, and at
the start bearing in somewhat toward
the Baker Bay side of the Cape one
easily built and protected from ocean
dynamic wave force would shortly do
a world of good in turning the channel
below over to the Cape and on to the
sea in one stronger channel.
In the special problem of the Columbia,
aside from the powerful forces of storm,
wave and tide, we should reckon .on the
quiet, but ever-enduring and effective ele
ments. Nature, In her prevailing winds
and currents, may perhaps pick up but a
grain of sand at a time, and remove and
drop it, but in time sandsplts grow and
bars are relieved, sand Islands move or
rise or disappear, sandbanks arc In
creased or 'eroded and great channels of
moving waters are swung In to harmon
ious relationship.
By utilizing nature and her winds and
currents and resulting sand growth, and
upbuilding and upholding, as far as pos
sible, another "head opposite Cape Disap
pointment, .and the consequent turning
Into the one channel present wasting
waters, the effect would be to widen that
channel and resultlngiy increase Its
depth. So, that, paradoxical as It may
seem, a narrowing -jetty at the mouth of
the Columbia would really widen (besides
deepen) the present channel, by narrow
ing the too wide outlet shoaling river.
It would be -Inaccurate to say that Col
onel Gillespie- and Colonel Mendell's plan,
or any tentative Jetty, suggested in the
former article, was, or is. to "narrow the
channel." It Is to narrow the surplus
mouthway and .throw wastage Into the
channel, and then the concentrated,
strengthened channel, as Major Sears
pointedly says, will deepen, and the bar
be thrown far out to sea into deep water.
While it may be a proper principle In
many places, under other circumstances
and conditions, to avoid extending the
bar seaward, yet, at the Columbia it is
different.
Every Improvement Is a special prob
lem In itself, owing to separate features
and environments, winds, tides, wave ac
tion, angles, configuration of shore lines,
delta formations, littoral drifts in truth,
many .factors combine to make each In
let a special problem calling for "dif
ferentiation. I am -riot intending any comparison be
RIVER JETTY
tween the mouth of the Mississippi and
Columbia because they are too dissim
ilar. The Mississippi makes its own bar by
delta deposits carried from the continent
by its own water and laid down in a quiet
and almost tldcless gulf. The tide there
Is only about a foot and but once a day.
The Columbia, on the contrary. Is not
full of silt, and leaves much of Its de
tritus along Its course, and Its mouth
Is a mighty battle ground between the
Incoming swells of the ocean, rolling
and drifting in embankments of sand to
close the entrance, while the vast river
waters are striving to open up and
scour out an exit to the sea. This war
fare Is violent in portions of each year,
because the Columbia Is in the storm belt
of the Pacific, and the storms, winds
and waves are from the ocean on the
south and west driving their forces in
upon the land, and the struggle is be
tween the persistent effort of the ocean
to close the Columbia entrance with Im
mense sand deposits, and the contrary,
never-ceasing effort of the Columbia to
keep an opening. A continuous war
fare, as it were, between an enemy de
structive of the entrance to our harbor,
and the friend the waters of the Co
lumbiawhich seeks to overcome the
barricade and force an outlet to the
sea.
To meet these obstructive sea forces
and create and preserve an -opening for
our commerce to the ocean, our cardinal
rule should be to gather our friendly
force the Columbia Into unity, so that It
will center its attack with all its com
bined power onto one outlet, and which
will also have the effect In its deepened
channel to afford better Inlet for flood
tides to the Inner basin for enforcement
of the ebbing river current in combined
and effective outward scour. Such has
been imperfectly accomplished by the
present Jetty, which has left a more than
three-mile-wide spreading, wasting mouth,
which the proposed extension out into the
sea will not help.
At the mouth of the giant Co
lumbia the force, if concentrated,
would be so great, as Major Sears
well says, as to take care of Itself,
if only In proper place; 'and the natural
tendency otherwise Is so strong toward
this permanency and singleness of chan
nel, and the good results are so obvious,
that the closing of the excessive mouth
and" the concentration into one strong
channel, and the consequent throwing of
the Inevitable bar as far out seaward as
possible, as the Golden Gate and other
similar entrances, resulting In a magnifi
cent entrance way, is just the right thing
to do, should have been done long ago,
and must be done sooner or later.
We should first understand great physi
cal forces before we can properly utilize
them. Concentrate the Columbia Into one
channel and hold it In place, and Its strong
current will make its own natural, perma
nent and Inevitable bar far out In deep
water below harm's way.
But some one has said recently that the
old south channel is washing out again
until there Is almost as much water to
sea by that channel as there Is by the
main channel now In use and that this
water can be confined and forced back
into the main channel by the extension
of the jetty.
Where the authority comes from for the
statement I am unadvised. Certainly not
from the official maps of surveys, for
there is nothing on the maps for the last
three years to indicate it. They simply
show a deterioration of the present used
channel and general spread and wastage
of force, and not a scouring out anew of
the old south channel. If at all Indicated
by any later soundings, It probably Is
one of those temporary fluctuations to
whicL the river has been left subject by
the too diffusive opening left already.
The general tendency, however, subject
to temporary exceptions, of the coming
channel Is northward, not southward, and
resort to any extension to round up out
In the sea the water of the channel Is
as unwise as unnecessary.
The jetty should be branched off or a
new one built northward, and as it ap
proaches the Cape, its foundation should
be laid broader, and heavier materials
used and more care exercised in the place
ment. Instead of a shallow mass of ran
dom stone of all sizes and weight to a
maximum of but seven tons, without
bond, not placed but dumped from a car
and each piece finding Us own bed and
no piece connected with another, we
should, In order to rear up something of
a headland of solidity and permanence,
build up the jetty as It progresses north
ward "with more massive rock, founded on
tiepth to escape ground disturbances, and
defended by a parapet and slopes of heavy
stone that it may approach as much as
possible along Its terminal the strength
and solidity of the rock in place at the
opposite cape. Instead of confirming the
mistake of the present jetty and extending
It far out into the exposed ocean, with
disappointing results, we should build up
along the northward growing Clatsop
spit a shorter one that would be less ex
posed, and much stronger, and which
would concentrate the mighty river force.
No extension plan, even by a Govern
ment engineer, should be presumed In
fallible. Though much good work has
been done along our ocean and gulf
coasts, too many failures have occurred
to permit our falling readily Into any such
Impression.
Nor do I ask attention to any criticism
or plan because of any suggestion from
me, but simply because of facts present
ed creating earnest belief that great mis
takes are occurring and more threaten to
follow.
Can our people afford to remain silent
on this Important matter?
M. C. GEORGE.
Pawnbroker's Side of It.
PORTLAND, Nov. 29 (To the Editor.)
At the meeting of the City Council of No
vember 5 an ordinance was passed at the
request of the Chief of Police prohibit
ing pawnshops, second-hand and Junk
dealers from doing business on Sunday,
which ordinance. It Is asserted. Is Intended
to lessen the number of "fences," as the
police are In the habit of terming places
of business whose proprietors do a strict
ly legitimate business, paying regular li
censes and being taxed therefor, consid
erable of which money goes to pay some
police officials' salaries. Where and what
arc those "fences" mentioned In connec
tion with said ordinance? And suppos
ing there are such "fences." what effect
would closing a certain day of the week
have on thrrn. be it Sunday, Tuesday or
Friday? If the police found It neces
sary to close the pawnshops and second
hand stores on Sunday they surely ought
to have known of certain existing state
laws prohibiting certain stores from doing
business on Sunday, under which head
Ualso comes the pawnshops and second-
uuiiu ueaiers. ana me ponce, witn tne
assistance of the District Attorney, could
.easily enforce said laws If they would only
try to do so. It would have saved Lhe
Chief the trouble of having to act the
benefactor of certain Interests by resort
ing to such means as to appealing to the
City Council for class legislation. Or
maybe that by enforcing the state laws
others not fortunate enough to be pawn
brokers or second-hand dealers will be
affected. While I am personally In favor
of one day rest during the week, and so
are others who are affected by said ordi
nance, yet -we do not feel Justified In
thanking the Chief of Police for taking
such keen and unselfish Interest In our
welfare, nor do we Intend to keep our
stores closed while others handling sim
ilar lines of goods, especially clothing and
shoe stores, violate the Sunday law by do
ing business on Sunday and getting some
trade which would otherwise accrue to
some of the pawnshops or second-hand
dealers. We demand the enforcement of
the state Sunday law relating to closing
of stores, etc. ' P. STEIN.
GENERAL SMTTH DEFENDED
Hi Course in Snmnr Approved by
Old Campaigner.
PORTLAND, Nov. 29. (To the Editor.)
My attention has been called to an ar
ticle In a Chicago paper. In which the
methods recently employed by General
Smith on the Island of Samar, In the
Philippines, are severely criticised. The
criticism was so unjust tint I deem it
my duty, as an American, to offer a few
remarks In connection therewith. Having
resided In the Philippines for more than
three years, during a greater part of
which time I was engaged In active cam
paign against Insurgent and bandits, I
believe I can give the readers of your
paper some Idea as to the conditions now
existing In Samar and Southern Luzon.
Up to last January there had been very
little trouble In Samar. The Insurrection
had long since been broken up, and no
regularly authorized Insurgent troops
were to be found. Upon the breaking
up of the Insurgent army, those men
who were bandits by birth, education and
inclination did not choose to take up oc:
cupations of .peace and, as a result, re
mained to rob, murder and intimidate
peaceably inclined natives. Theec bands
were soon detected by American troops
and driven from one mountain fastnebs
to another, until now they are to be
found only In the mountalne of Southern
Luzon and Samar.
The people of the Philippines have lived
under the Iron heel of Spanish military
government for something like 300 years,
and they know no other, except in theory.
The bandits and murderers now troubling
American authorities are descendants of
the old Malay pirates, who have nourished
through all this time, on land and sea, by
paying tribute to the properly constituted
authority. Such men as these will not
live peaceably under any government, un
less they be permitted to rob and murder
with Impunity, and this the American
authorities will not permit; hence they
are bitter enemies of all constituted au
thority in the Philippines. While it Is a
very difficult task, the Americans, will
soon capture and destroy all these bands,
and peace and plenty will reign again
In Samar. as it does in Luzon and other
islands of the Philippine.
The orders recently issued by General
Smith for the Island of Samar are sucft
as are absolutely necessary for the future
welfare of that particular section. The
people are constantly appealing to the
Americans for protection, and at the same
time readily aiding the bandits with in
formation and food. That is the reason
General Smith Is compelled to assume
that all the people are his enemies. That
Is the , reason, also, that some Innocent
may suffer for the guilty. It Is scarcely
probable that there are many Innocent
sufferers by the order In question. On the
contrary, It Is well known to the troops In
Samar that all persons not under the im
mediate protection of Americans are as
sisting the bandits in various ways. Gen
eral Smith's order aims at this practice
on the part of the people, and the only
way to stop this sort of thing is to de
stroy all rice and other provisions in that
part of the island In which the bandits ar
operating.
The recent disaster to the Ninth Infant
ry Is a clear illustration of the methods
employed by these bands of outlaws.
While troops can easily guard against an
open enemy. It Is exceedingly difficult to
guard against a secret enemy who comes
in the guise of a friend. Who, Indeed, can
.criticise the troops in Samar for wanting
to take Immediate and summary ven
geance on the assassins of their com
rades? AN AMERICAN.
WILL BE FROZEN OUT.
How Livrge Lensingr Law Will Affect
Small Stockbrokers.
PORTLAND, NovT 2S. (To the Editor.)
Having been asked by a stockman of
Eastern Oregon for my views upon the
contemplated passage of a bill now talked
of, for the purpose of leasing the Gov
ernment lands now used by stockmen for
ranging sheep and cattle on, I would say
that If passed by Congress It would be
a most unjust act. The large stock
owners of Washington, Montana and
Eastern Oregon own most of the land ad
jacent to the mountain ranges upon which
springs and watering places are located.
These springs and watering places are
used by stockmen at large while driving
their stock to the mountains in Summer
and back to the valleys in the Winter,
and If the proposed bill Is passed, the
large stock-owners will be enabled to
lease enough Government land to give
them absolute control of the range coun
try, and the small stock-owner will be
compelled to quit. He will be com
pelled to sell his small band of sheep or
cattle and seek some other means of
livelihood. The passage of this bill would
not only affect the small stock-owner but
It would affect the country at large, for
the small stock-owner buys his supplies
from his home dealer, and the large cat
tle and sheep owners have their own
stores and get all of their supplies from
San Francisco and the Eastern cities. If
this bill Is passed, in less than two years,
after its passage the small stockman will
be a thing of the past. Congress should
not legislate for one and against another
for this Is a free country where all men
are supposed to have equal rights and
.privileges. I noticed in a recent Issue
of The Oregonlan that the National Live
stock Association will meet in Chicago
next month. The paper does not state
It, but at this meeting this much-talked-of
bill will be framed and when Congress
convenes this Winter they will endeavor
to have It made a law. They say there
has been a rapid decline In the number
of cattle raised In the past five years
and that If It continues it will be but
a short time before the price of a beef
steak will be beyond the reach of the
poor man. I say that If the bill Is
passed, in less than a year alter
its passage there will be formed one of
the most gigantic cattle trusts that man
ever dreamed of and then the beefsteak
will be with the poor man like the po
tato with the people of Norway, a lux
ury. If Congress passes this bill it will
benefit the large stock-owners and bring
a hardship on the small ones, in con
clusion I will say that it behooves every
man interested in not having this bill
passed to wake up and fight it to the
bitter end, for if they don't It will surely
be passed and they are doomed.
C. K. SAMMONS. '
und a Good Time.
A. J. Snell wanted to attend a party, but
was afraid to do so on account of pains in
his stcmach, which he feared would grow
worse He says: "I was telling my troubles
to a. lady friend, who said: 'Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will
put you In condition for the party.' I
bought a bottle, and take pleasure In stat
ing that two doses cured me and enabled
me to have a good time at the party."
Mr. Snell is a resident of Summer Hill.
N. Y. This remedy Is for sale by all
dnierelsts.
A CHAT WITH ROOSEVELT
OREGON WOMAN'S IMPRESSION OP
THE PRESIDENT.
1005 Fair In Gaining: Favor in the
East Visit to Tomb of Wash
ington. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 18. With-'
out a visit, to Washington City, one's
life is almost incomplete. This, the
great wheel around which all political
affairs seem to turn, Is a little dull just
now. In a few days more, however, the
gates will be opened, and Washington
will have several thousand more Inhab
itants. I have met quite a number of
Oregon people since coming here, among
them Judge Martin L. Pipes and Hon.
J. M. Long, who had a case before the
Supreme Court. They had the pleasure,
of listening to the great speech of Mr.
Raynor in defense of Admiral Schley, and
expressed themselves as having expe
rienced a treat. Judges Pipes and Mr.
Long also had the pleasure of meeting
and conversing for some time with Ad
miral Schley.
At the Tomb of Washington.
Washington Is so historical that you
can wander for days living In the past.
Every one goes to Mount Vernon. At the
Washington tomb one can hardly Imagine
that there lies the "body of the Father of
His Country and his faithful wife. Then
to walk around the plantations! Tryj
kitchen, a little apart from the main
dwelling; the bams, woodshed, then the
old living apartments, with some of trie
same furniture used in Washington's
time. The bedroom in which Martha
Washington died has a low window look
ing out on Washington's tomb. Her room'
was on the opposite side of the house for
a long time, but after her husband's
death, and when she became too ill to
visit his grave, she asked to be moved
to the room In which she died so she
could view the resting place of lver hus
band from her window. From the large
veranda In front of the houee. you can,
for miles, behold the beautiful Potomac
winding Its way through Virginia's his
toric plains and low hills. All visitors
move around noiselessly and converse
In low tones. A qultness and weird feel
ing seem to come over you when around
Mount Vernon, and Its ground. Indeed,
seems hallowed.
I visited Alexandria and attended
church where Washington once did. I
was allowed to sit In his pew. All visit
ors are given this privilege, that Is, If
too many are not there at one time.
A Chut With Roosevelt.
After having visited many Interesting
and instructive places, a visit to the .
White House seemed a grand climax. I '
could hardly realize that It was only a
short time ago that I had clasped the i
hand of President McKlnley and talked
with him In the White House. About 60 i
people were waiting to see President j
Roosevelt on various missions. Having
previously arranced for a meeting at
this time. Mrs. Clara Parsons, Miss Agnes
Lane and myeelf were admitted, ahead of
many who seemed to be surprised.
They did rot know vc were Oregonians,
and have a way of being among the first
in all good things. From the first reception-room
we were taken Into the second
one, where the "favored few" were wait
ing their turn to talk to the President.
Before our term came we had an op
portunity to hear about 20 people talk
with Roosevelt on different subjects. He
talks quite loud, and only occasionally did
he lower his voice. He Is extremely so
ciable, and when he says, "I am Indeed
glad to see you," even If he does not
mean It, he makes you believe he does,
Several times he put his foot up on a
chair, slapped his knee and laughed jUst
like a good fellow should laugh.
Here Is a sample of hlo way of dis
patching some matters. "I would gladly
do that for you If I could; am very soiry
I can't" Another case: "Well, I cannot
sign my name to any recommendation to
enable you to collect money for that. I'll
give you something, though; give me
your address"
A bright young man of about 23 await- I
ed his turn, and seemed a little nervous.
He brushed his hair, arranged his tie. etc.
At last the President approached him.
The young man gave him a card. Then
Roosevelt extended both of his hands.
"Well, well, I would never have known
you. That was a hot old fight we all
js? js & PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE FOR A HOLIDAY
Ian Maclaren
(Dr. Watson).
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"OCCASIONAL" ADDRESSES
Under this heading are grouped miscellaneous addresses selected for
the Importance of the toples and the manner of treatment. The subjects
cover the widest range, from science and letters to biography, eulogy
and commemorative orations. The authors represented are renowned
speakers, men whose authority to speak for their subjects Is as unques
tioned as Is their power to speak with ability.
Distinctive as well as most Interesting and instructive features of this
department are eulogies of representative Americans. In most Instances
the speakers, such men as Webster, Everett and Choate, have been the
peers of the men of whom they have spoken. Such a fact lends to their
words superlative value and a wealth of fascination.
Of this entire collection it may be said that many of the addresses
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the man, the time and the place these
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nineteenth century.
had that day," and the way in which the
soldier boy was greeted clearly ehowed
the warm heart and true American spirit
of President Roosevelt. Other meetings
were equally as interesting.
When our turn came we told him we
had no complaints to make or no favors to
ask. The President laughed heartily, and
assured us It was a great relief. He Is
much enthused over a trip next Summer
to Oregon. It has long been his desire to
visit the Northwest. It is my opinion
that the people of Oregon, through some
official body, should at once prepare an
earnest invitation and extend It to the
President, urging a visit to the state. I
invited him on behalf of the Oregon Press
Association to come to the Northwest.
1005 Fair Gaining: Favor.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition Is gain-
lng favor all throughout tho TCnst. it is
hard to find a person who does not know
of it. It Is evident, however, that the
historical and centennial part appeal to
one class, while another considers only
the commercial side. Nowsnanors nnd
magazines seek the historical Congress-
men look Into the commercial and Indus-
, trial.
I Let U3 not overlook the matter of
strongly impressing It on Congress-
men and President Roosevelt that
the Pacific States and Islands deserve
quick and Important consideration. That,
while we are celebrating the centennial
of this Government exploration, we are
at the same time attracting attention to
the Orient as witness the last portion of
the official title of the Exposition. Those
of you who do not have occasion to
move around among the masses have lit-
tie Idea of the arguments which must be
met.
It is my opinion that It Is not wise or
practlcal to ask Congress for an appro-
prlatlon at this session. Let us see what
our own state and the Northwestern
States will do first. Then It will be time
to appeal to Uncle Sam.
Oregon has a good friend hi Washing-
ton, D. C, who Is well and favorably
known among Congressmen Major Wil
liam Hancock Clark, the oldest and only
one of the living grandsons of Captain
Clark. He will lose no opportunity to lay
before his friends the needs of the Pa
clfld Coast as regards the Exposition.
EDYTH TOZIBR WETHERRED.
CAUGHT A PICKPOCKET.
Special Officer Coleman Made an Ar
rest at the Exposition Building.
Special Ofllc-r Tom Coleman caught a
pickpocket who was making a good
haul at the Smlth-Nelll contest at the
Exposition Building last night. The
man's name Is unknown. He made two
pick-ups, taking a diamond pin from
Charles S. Roberts, and another from
Samuel Solomon. He was In the act Consolidated Mining Company, Sherlock
of relieving Tom O'Dea of a $50 pin building.
when he was caught by the latter. The Five or six of the leading grain export
thief offered ?50 If O'Dea would let him ers of the city were on hand for the ap
go, and when this was refused, he Offered pointed conference In regard to the de
him one of the diamond pins he "had lift- mand of the Grainhandlers Union. The
ed. union Insists that It be recognized by the
Special- Officer Coleman was a few feet exporters to the extent that Its members
away, and when called took a hand In shall be employed In preference to non-
the game, and placed the man under ar
rest. The pin dropped to the floor but
was found. The man was well-dressed.
had plenty of money, and Is about 30
years old. His partner escaped through
the crowd. The two men arc supposed
to be the two pickpockets who have been
working on the street-cars, making a
large number of thefts.
Spain's Mining: Industries.
Mining and Metallurgy.
The great magnitude of Spain's mining
Industries Is best Illustrated by the fact
that the Industry provides one-third of
the total exports of the country.
The gross value of minerals produced in
Spain in lb!K) was the largest yet recorded,
and amounted to 533,430,000, an excess o
nearly $2,500,000 over the previous year.
The mines actually being worked In
Spain cover an area of about 630,000 acres,
and the total extent of mines included In
concessions already granted amounts to
nearly 1,600,000 acres. The growing Inter
est in the mining Industry may be judged
from the fact that during the year 1839
new mines amounting to 169,441 acres were
marked out, and at the end of that year
73S5 petitions for mining rights remained
to be examined and acted upon.
While in Madrid I was told by the au
thorities that a still greater activity pre
vailed during the year 1900, and that new
concessions are constantly being asked.
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ASK LEADING QUESTIONS.
To Inquiries an to Repair of Old
Dredge, He Said: "Ask Port
of Portland Commission."
Ellis G. Hughes, president of the Port
of Portland Commission, was present by
invitation at the meeting of the trustees
of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
i morning, when the report of the navi-
I nation committee on river channels was
I taken up. He could not give the trustees
the information they desired about the
' proposed new dredge, as he said he had
i not seen the plans. Thereupon the trust-
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' Portland Commission,
A3ked about dredges, Mr. Hughes said:
"li tne old dredge could be put In shape
a an expense of $4000 or $3000. It would
do 25 to SO per cent more work than it is
doing at the present time."
Mr. Mears Why has It not been put In
good condition?
Mr. Hughes Gentlemen, you will have
to ask the Port of Portland Commission,
On motion it was ordered that steps be
taken to Interest the Inland Empire In
the subject of opening the Upper Colum-
bla and Snake Rivers to navigation.
The following firms and companies ap-
P'led for membership in the Chamber of
Commerce. The secretary was lnstructec
to cast the unanimous baliot for them, and
they were declared elected:
' The Adamant Company, 5 First street,
North.
E. E. Lytle. president Columbia South
ern Railway, 549 Worcester block.
The Llndsley Bros. Co., 336 Sherlock
building.
John Vlnce, 135 Fourth street.
The H. T. Hudson Arms Company, 110
Third street.
Banfleld-Veysey Fuel Company, SO Third
street.
R. B. Miller, general freight and pas-.
' senger agent of the Southern Pacific Com
! pany.
I Zimmerman-Wells Machinery Companis
' 41 Second street.
I Ai .T Mnllev. 3 Third street.
Holman Transfer Company, 24 Front
street, North,
W. H. McMonles & Co.. Front and Pine.
William Gadsby. 113 First street.
Leroy H. Parker, manager Fairbanks,
Morse & Co.. 95 First street.
P. J. Jennings, president or tne Helena
union workmen.
It is the endeavor of each side to avoid
a strike and to this end everybody Is
keening as cool as possible. The ex-
porters gave their side of the dispute
and the matter still rests. Their argu
ment was along the lines that have al
readv been followed by this paper. An
other conference will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
PERSONAL MENTION.
W. H. Snedaker .general agent of the
Illinois Central railroad at San Francisco,
was In Portland yesterday, having come
from the Bay City by way of Ogden,
Butte, Spokane and Puget Sound. He ac
companied S. G. Hatch, assistant general
passenger agent of the company, and they
had Intended remaining in the Portland
field several days. But at Tacoma Mr.
Hatch received a message saying his
brother was dying In St. Louis, so he
hurried back East at once, passing
through Portland Thursday night.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Mr. and Mrs.
Bralnard, of Seattle, are at the RIggs.
The engagement of Miss Kate Marian
Upshur, daughter of C. P. Upshur, of As
toria, to Dr. Alexander G. Brown, of
Richmond, Va., Is announced. Miss Up
shur now holds a position In the Census
Office.
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Paul, which will sail from Southampton
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